ChinaFirst-Instance Verdicts Delivered in Northern Myanmar Wei Family Telecom Fraud Case
CCTV.com reports (Xinwen Lianbo): Today, October 13, the Quanzhou Intermediate People's Court in Fujian Province and the Nan'an People's Court publicly delivered first-instance verdicts in a series of cases involving the Wei family criminal group. Three people—Wei Huairen, Chen Dawei and Liao Jingfang—were sentenced to death. Wei Qingtao and 57 others were sentenced to life imprisonment or fixed prison terms ranging down to three years and three months, with additional penalties including fines, confiscation of property and deportation.
央视网消息（新闻联播）：今天（10月13日），福建省泉州市中级人民法院和南安市人民法院对魏家犯罪集团系列案一审公开宣判。魏怀仁、陈大卫、廖景芳等3人被判处死刑，魏青涛等58人被判处无期徒刑至三年三个月不等有期徒刑，并处罚金、没收财产、驱逐出境等附加刑。
The courts found that the Wei family criminal group, headed by Wei Huairen and others, established compounds in Myanmar's Kokang region and committed crimes including telecommunications and online fraud and intentional homicide. Funds involved in gambling and fraud exceeded 12.2 billion yuan, and the group's crimes caused the deaths of four Chinese citizens. The courts determined that the conduct of Wei Huairen and others constituted seven offenses, including fraud and intentional homicide.
法院审理查明，以魏怀仁等为首的魏家犯罪集团，在缅甸果敢地区开设园区，实施电信网络诈骗、故意杀人等犯罪，涉赌诈资金122亿余元，造成4名中国公民死亡。法院认定魏怀仁等人的行为构成诈骗罪、故意杀人罪等7项罪名。
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Wei Huairen, Chen Dawei and Liao Jingfang were sentenced to death. Fifty-eight people, including Wei Qingtao, received prison sentences ranging from life imprisonment to three years and three months, along with additional penalties.
CCTV.com reports (Xinwen Lianbo): Today, October 13, the Quanzhou Intermediate People's Court in Fujian Province and the Nan'an People's Court publicly delivered first-instance verdicts in a series of cases involving the Wei family criminal group. Three people—Wei Huairen, Chen Dawei and Liao Jingfang—were sentenced to death. Wei Qingtao and 57 others were sentenced to life imprisonment or fixed prison terms ranging down to three years and three months, with additional penalties including fines, confiscation of property and deportation.Original Chinese quote
魏怀仁、陈大卫、廖景芳等3人被判处死刑，魏青涛等58人被判处无期徒刑至三年三个月不等有期徒刑，并处罚金、没收财产、驱逐出境等附加刑。ReportedCriminal activityDate not specified+
The courts found that the Wei family group had established compounds in Myanmar's Kokang region and committed crimes including telecom fraud and intentional homicide, with gambling- and fraud-related funds exceeding 12.2 billion yuan and four Chinese citizens killed.
The courts found that the Wei family criminal group, headed by Wei Huairen and others, established compounds in Myanmar's Kokang region and committed crimes including telecommunications and online fraud and intentional homicide. Funds involved in gambling and fraud exceeded 12.2 billion yuan, and the group's crimes caused the deaths of four Chinese citizens. The courts determined that the conduct of Wei Huairen and others constituted seven offenses, including fraud and intentional homicide.Original Chinese quote
在缅甸果敢地区开设园区，实施电信网络诈骗、故意杀人等犯罪，涉赌诈资金122亿余元，造成4名中国公民死亡。ReportedLegal findingDate not specified+
The courts found Wei Huairen and others guilty of seven offenses, including fraud and intentional homicide.
The courts found that the Wei family criminal group, headed by Wei Huairen and others, established compounds in Myanmar's Kokang region and committed crimes including telecommunications and online fraud and intentional homicide. Funds involved in gambling and fraud exceeded 12.2 billion yuan, and the group's crimes caused the deaths of four Chinese citizens. The courts determined that the conduct of Wei Huairen and others constituted seven offenses, including fraud and intentional homicide.Original Chinese quote
法院认定魏怀仁等人的行为构成诈骗罪、故意杀人罪等7项罪名。ReportedCourt verdict13 October 2026+
On October 13, the Quanzhou Intermediate People's Court and the Nan'an People's Court publicly delivered first-instance verdicts in a series of cases involving the Wei family criminal group.
CCTV.com reports (Xinwen Lianbo): Today, October 13, the Quanzhou Intermediate People's Court in Fujian Province and the Nan'an People's Court publicly delivered first-instance verdicts in a series of cases involving the Wei family criminal group. Three people—Wei Huairen, Chen Dawei and Liao Jingfang—were sentenced to death. Wei Qingtao and 57 others were sentenced to life imprisonment or fixed prison terms ranging down to three years and three months, with additional penalties including fines, confiscation of property and deportation.Original Chinese quote
今天（10月13日），福建省泉州市中级人民法院和南安市人民法院对魏家犯罪集团系列案一审公开宣判。